ACTORS from Cambodia

Top 2

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Cambodian Actors of all time. This list of famous Cambodian Actors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

1. Haing S. Ngor (1940 - 1996)

With an HPI of 62.09, Haing S. Ngor is the most famous Cambodian Actor.  His biography has been translated into 39 different languages on wikipedia.

Haing Somnang Ngor (Khmer: ហាំង សំណាង ង៉ោ; March 22, 1940 – February 25, 1996) was a Cambodian and American actor, physician, and activist. He made his acting debut in the biographical drama film The Killing Fields (1984) as journalist Dith Pran, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, becoming the first actor of Asian descent to win the award and one of the only two amateur actors to win an Academy Award, following Harold Russell. Ngor practiced as a physician before the start of the Cambodian genocide in 1975. He eventually survived the genocide, immigrating to the United States in 1980. There, he became active in humanitarian efforts assisting the Cambodian community. In 1996, Ngor was murdered outside his home in Los Angeles. The case was speculated to be linked to the Khmer Rouge, which remains unconfirmed.

2. François Chau (b. 1959)

With an HPI of 53.91, François Chau is the 2nd most famous Cambodian Actor.  His biography has been translated into 23 different languages.

François Chau (born October 26, 1959) is a Cambodian and American actor. He is known for his roles as Dr. Pierre Chang in ABC's Lost, Quick Kick on G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Dr. Chang in the film 21 & Over, Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, and as industrialist Jules-Pierre Mao in The Expanse.